Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-16

a. only the kindliest remembrances
can. If we all in going from
this great edifice say that we have done
our duty as well a. We know how, We
will be but EXPIRE soing the truth. To
our friends here, to those correspondents
who have been daily reporting our pro
ceedings, it is only just to express our
regard. They have been fair and fear
less in their conduct. As far as l am
concerned / may be permitted to add
that when the artist of the Catt. In
drawing his matchless picture, gave to
mankind the charms of countenance
which are known to be among the Incl.
dents of my personal appearance, he
must be credited with having done, as !
have done, as all the members of the
newspaper profession ever do-as well
as he knew how, aud that is all that any
of us can say of any of our transactions
l do not see our friend Boruck here to
night. Boruck is man whom VS. will
not soon forget, Mr.. President. Sup.
posed to be violent partisan, yet
whenever his advice was called for by
any OF Us land most of those who came
here, from the Lieutenant-Governo
down, were unfamiliar with the tech.
nical practices of legislative bodies),
he gave it freely and correctly. Every
Senator recognized that such advice as
the Lieutenant.Governor and Others re-
ceived from him was not only given ac-
curately and impartially, but was abso'
lutely devoid of partisan bias. The
same feeling has permeated every news
paper gen ntleman who has attended this
session. 1t is because of this fairness,
more than anything else perhaps, that
we will part tomorrow with the warm
est feeling and sincerest desire for mu'
tual happiuess. Mr.. President, with re.
lation to this entire session, while it is
the custom to assert that every legisla-
ture is worse than its professor; while
it seems impossible for the critics to ar
rive at the point where the superla'
tive in iniqui,y is to be found.
yet in looking over what we
have done in Investigating the laws which
have resulted from this meeting, l have
found nothing which will be injurious
to the State or inimical to its citizens,
which will call in question any OF the
provisions of its organic law, or which
will cast doubts upon the purity OF our
actions. l think we can well afford to
rest upon what we have ACCOMPLISHED,
and to stand upon our record. For my
self, while feel that have not sue.
ceeded in attaining the loftiest pinnacle
of successful legislation, am yet salts.
fled to 60 home to my constituents, and
believe that they will receive me, as
every other Senator will be received by
his neighbors, with the assurances of
duty discharged. Thanking you once
more, Mr.. President and Senators, for
your kindness to me, gratefully accept
this handsome gift; but do not recog.
nizs the right of Senators whom bave
been calling to order for sixty days
to talk to me about takirg anything up
''out of order" And, Mr.. President,
every Senator knows that never asked
to take up anything out of order. [Ap-
plause and laughter This sentiment,
Mr.. President, have heard uttered by
thirty.nine other gentlemen upon this
floor; but l can assure you that only in
my case is it based upon fact. And re.
gardipg Senator Wilson's remarks about
the pawnbrokers, 1 will say that what l
fear most is the proprietor of my hotel.
And never having placed these articles
within my domestic sanctuary, never
having brought them within my home, l
am not quite satisfied that they will be
exempt from execution. had hoped to
escape taxation upon this present, under
Senator Lenahan's amendment to the
Constitution, but since that proposition
has been defeated will, whenever the
assessor comes around or whenever l am
compelled to avoid the unhappy conse-
quences of tax sale, always remember
the kindness of the Senators of the
twenty seventh session of the Legis.
lature of the State of California.
The balance OF the evening session
was spent in passing deficiency and other
bills that have been mentioned in these
columns heretofore, and at IL o'clock
tomorrow the Legislature will be no